Roofing-tool



(No Model!) 0. H. DANA.

ROOFING 'I'OOL..

Patented Oct. 2, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

OHARLES H. DANA, OF WEST LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ROOFING-TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 526,995, dated October2, 1894.

Application filed May 29, 1894. Serial No. 512,885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concerns Be it known that I, OHARLEs H. DANA, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of West Lebanon, in thecounty of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Roofing-Tools; and I do declare the followingto be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled'in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of the invention applied.Fig. 2 is a perspective view enlarged of the tool and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the shingle strip.

This invention has relation to a certain new and useful roofing tool orimplement designed for use in placing repair strips or shingles in thecourses of shingled roofs, and especially designed for use with thestrips or shingles set forth and claimed in my application filed May'29,1894, Serial No. 512,884.

The object of the invention is to provide a tool by means of whichstrips or shingles of theabove named character may be readily,

quickly and effectually applied at the proper points; and the inventioncomprises a blade. adapted to be readily inserted underneath shingles,and to hold the repair strips, a suitable handle attached thereto, andpreferably, also, a guide pointer for indicating the proper location ofthe strip.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates theblade of the implement, which consists, of a narrow elongated piece,preferably of sheet metal, having at each lateral edge an upturnedflange a.

B is the handle which is rigidly secured to one end portion of the bladeand projects therefrom at an upward angle, being suitably shaped for thehand.

G designates the guide pointer which is preferably employed, and whichconsists of a rod or wire fixed at one end portion in the handle andextending above one of the lateral flanges of the blade and paralleltherewith.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters The operation of theimplement is as fol- 5o lows: The strip to be placed (shown in Fig. 3)is placed on the blade in the trough thereof, and the blade is insertedunderneath the shingle at the proper point.- The lateral flanges of theblade are sufficiently high to elevate the shingle underneath which itpasses above the securing teeth or spurs f of the strip so that they donot catch the shingle as the tool is inserted. When the strip has beencarried to the proper point, the blade is withdrawn, the strip beingretained in place by the engagement of its spurs or teeth.

Owing to the fact that the strips are narrow and that it is importantfor them to be placed so as tocompletely guard the defect in theshingles which they repair, the guide pointer is of great service, sinceit lies over the shingles upon the outside thereof, and indicates at aglance the exact location of the strip underneath.

The handle B is cut away at c in order that should the strip for anyreason have a tendency to be withdrawn with the tool, the finger may beplaced thereon at this cutaway portion, and the strip held as the toolis withdrawn.'

The edge flanges of the blade are usually of the same height throughouttheir length.

Having thus described my invention, what Patent, is-

1. The herein described roofing tool or implement comprising a narrow,elongatedblade, adapted to be inserted beneath a shingle, and havingupturned edge flanges extendin g the length thereof, and of the sameheight throughout, and an upwardly projecting handle attached to one endportion of such blade, substantially as specified.

2. The herein described roofing tool, or implement, comprising a blade,a handle attached thereto, and an over-guide, substantially asspecified. v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. DANA.

Witnesses:

PHILIP O. MAsI, GEORGE H. PARMELEE.

